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GA HB1265
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/8/2010
Primary Sponsor
Terry Barnard
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AI Summary
- Expands the definition of "medical care" for jail inmates to explicitly include mental health care, optometry care, physical or mental health therapy, and prosthesis, in addition to existing medical and dental care coverage
- Authorizes county, municipal, or combined local governing authorities to charge nonindigent jail detainees a per diem rate for incarceration costs, capped at the lesser of the actual per diem cost or $40.00 per day
- Incarceration costs may only be charged after a detainee has been convicted; if a conviction is overturned, all collected amounts must be returned
- Indigent detainees are exempt from incarceration charges, and rates must be adjusted based on ability to pay, giving priority to legal obligations to support spouses, minor children, or dependents; a detainee's jointly owned primary residence and spouse's or family's income/assets cannot be used to determine ability to pay
- Effective date of July 1, 2010, applying to persons incarcerated on or after that date; court-ordered fines, fees, and restitution take priority over incarceration cost charges
Legislative Description
Penal institutions; types of insurance coverage jails may reimburse; clarify
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported
3/24/2010
Committee Referrals
State Institutions and Property3/8/2010
Full Bill Text
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